Table T2_4_1_3-2b
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | All races | White | Black | Hispanic, all races | |||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 58.7 | 1.6 | 59.9 | 1.7 | 61.3 | 2.3 | 55.3 | 2.9 | 50.3 | 2.7 | |
Age | 40–59 | 52.3 | 2.4 | 53.2 | 2.7 | 54.8 | 3.4 | 49.9 | 4.2 | 47.6 | 3.7 |
60 and over | 69.1 | 1.6 | 70.8 | 1.8 | 71.8 | 2.1 | 64.0 | 3.3 | 54.5 | 4.3 | |
Gender | Male | 57.7 | 2.1 | 58.5 | 2.4 | 59.4 | 3.0 | 53.7 | 4.1 | 52.6 | 3.8 |
Female | 59.7 | 2.0 | 61.3 | 2.2 | 63.3 | 3.0 | 56.3 | 3.7 | 49.4 | 3.6 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 55.2 | 3.4 | 55.2 | 4.2 | 61.6 | 6.3 | 43.7 | 5.5 | 55.5 | 5.1 |
Near poor/low | 56.5 | 3.1 | 59.8 | 3.7 | 62.0 | 4.8 | 56.1 | 4.9 | 43.2 | 4.8 | |
Middle | 52.6 | 2.9 | 52.4 | 3.2 | 48.7 | 4.4 | 55.4 | 5.2 | 48.4 | 5.1 | |
High | 67.0 | 2.8 | 67.6 | 3.0 | 68.7 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 47.7 | 2.9 | 48.1 | 4.3 | 49.5 | 6.0 | 43.9 | 4.9 | 45.8 | 3.2 |
High school graduate | 57.6 | 2.8 | 58.0 | 3.1 | 59.0 | 4.0 | 54.5 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 65.1 | 2.2 | 65.6 | 2.2 | 66.8 | 3.0 | 60.8 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 59.7 | 2.7 | 61.2 | 2.9 | 62.0 | 3.7 | 57.0 | 5.6 | 42.9 | 6.6 |
Not employed | 57.1 | 3.0 | 59.0 | 3.4 | 61.4 | 4.4 | 49.7 | 3.9 | 46.8 | 5.2 | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 62.5 | 2.3 | 63.7 | 2.4 | 64.3 | 3.1 | 59.3 | 4.7 | 47.7 | 6.4 |
Public only | 57.8 | 3.7 | 58.9 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 36.9 | 5.4 | 37.9 | 6.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 67.6 | 3.5 | 70.1 | 3.8 | 69.8 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 72.7 | 2.9 | 72.7 | 3.0 | 74.0 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 65.6 | 4.1 | 64.1 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 60.1 | 1.7 | 61.5 | 1.9 | 63.9 | 2.5 | 56.8 | 3.1 | 52.0 | 2.8 |
Large central metro | 58.0 | 2.6 | 58.9 | 3.3 | 63.7 | 5.0 | 54.5 | 5.0 | 53.4 | 4.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 61.2 | 3.3 | 61.8 | 3.7 | 62.1 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 59.3 | 4.0 | 61.7 | 3.9 | 66.5 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 63.7 | 4.9 | 65.3 | 5.4 | 65.1 | 6.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 53.2 | 3.9 | 54.5 | 4.1 | 53.7 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 54.8 | 3.8 | 55.8 | 3.9 | 52.7 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 49.9 | 7.4 | 51.6 | 8.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 60.2 | 1.7 | 60.6 | 1.8 | 61.4 | 2.3 | 55.2 | 2.9 | 53.2 | 4.5 |
Other | 46.9 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 47.3 | 3.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 60.2 | 1.9 | 61.4 | 2.1 | 63.4 | 2.6 | 54.8 | 3.7 | 49.6 | 3.9 |
Fair/poor | 55.8 | 2.6 | 56.7 | 3.2 | 56.5 | 3.9 | 56.6 | 4.6 | 50.9 | 3.8 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 59.6 | 2.7 | 59.0 | 3.0 | 58.1 | 3.6 | 61.3 | 4.1 | 64.2 | 5.3 |
Complex activities | 61.2 | 3.0 | 61.6 | 3.3 | 62.5 | 4.0 | 54.2 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 58.9 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 2.1 | 63.8 | 2.8 | 53.8 | 3.5 | 44.3 | 3.6 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 60.5 | 1.8 | 61.0 | 1.8 | 62.0 | 2.2 | 54.6 | 3.0 | 52.4 | 5.0 |
No | 49.0 | 3.1 | 48.9 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 48.3 | 3.2 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over.
b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
c Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.